Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette - Les Petits Pas 2013

Name: Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette - Les Petits Pas 2013
Brand: Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette
Rating: 3.8 (32 reviews)

Coteaux du Languedoc|Red wine|Organic

Languedoc

Red

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3.8/5 (32 customers)

15/20

RVF

15,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

(2012 vintage notes)

Les Petits Pas is a fragrant Languedoc, opening with aromas of red fruits and woody notes. The palate is fresh, with real suppleness and crispness, fine tannins, and a finish of fruit and freshness... A convivial wine par excellence !

Features

Estate

Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette

Cuvée

Les Petits Pas

Vintage

2013

Designation

Coteaux du Languedoc

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

60% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 10% Carignan

Terroirs

limestone scree terraces surrounded by drystone walls called clapas, nestled at an altitude of 350 metres at the foot of the Larzac plateau

Viticulture

Certified organic farming

Harvest

100% manual

Winemaking

Total destemming, fermentation in 50hl wooden vats with indigenous yeasts

Breeding

10 months in truncated wooden vats

Alcohol content

13,5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

bright, limpid ruby-red colour

Nose

fragrant, aromas of red fruits and woody notes

Mouth

fresh, with real suppleness and crispness, fine tannins, a finish of fruit and freshness.

Serve

decant at 14-15°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink from

2014

Drink before

2018

Food and wine pairing

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated (2014 guide) 15.5/20 (vintage 2012) (Very good wine)

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Area rated Recommended (Recommended)

About the domain :

Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette has 20 hectares of biodynamic vines, planted on terraces with low dry-stone walls known as "clapas". It is perched at an altitude of 350 m in the Larzac foothills. Julien Zernott and Delphine Rousseau settled here in 2003. With the help of the intense biodiversity of the surrounding area and the exclusive use of organic products, they work the vineyard in a way that respects nature.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated wine (guide 2014) 15/20 (vintage 2012) (Good wine)

Domaine rated (guide 2025) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the domain :

Located to the north-west of the Terrasses du Larzac, in the beautiful area of Pégairolles de l'Escale and Lauroux, this 20-hectare estate has been owned by Julien and Delphine Zernott since 2003. The vineyard comprises some fifty terraces on limestone scree, with a high proportion of very old vines. This terroir is in good hands with this talented and determined couple. While the whites confirm their great elegance, all the reds presented this year are of the highest order, graceful, with exemplary tactile management and ageing.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.8/5

out of 32 reviews